Minority MPs are calling on Speaker Alban Bagbin and Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga to issue an unqualified apology over what they describe as a politically motivated attempt to undermine Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei said the recent motion to replace Afenyo-Markin ignored parliamentary procedure and sidelined the Minority caucus.
“I wrote multiple letters to the Speaker to express my strong displeasure at this unilateral move,” she said, adding that the attempt violates both national and ECOWAS parliamentary protocols.
Appiagyei stressed that Afenyo-Markin’s mandate as 3rd Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament has not expired, contrary to the justification given for the leadership change.
She urged the Speaker to withdraw the referral against him and apologize to Afenyo-Markin, the Minority caucus, the nation, and ECOWAS.
“They claim to defend the Constitution, and now seek to punish the one man who had the courage to stand firm in defence of the rule of law,” she said.
The Deputy Minority Leader also highlighted what she called a broader campaign to intimidate Afenyo-Markin, citing threats by an NDC National Vice Chairman, selective media leaks from the Attorney-General’s office, and the Speaker’s handling of the ECOWAS Parliament matter as evidence of politically motivated actions.
The Minority argues these actions risk eroding confidence in Ghana’s parliamentary democracy and called for immediate corrective measures.
